When We Leave

Name: When We Leave
Genre: Drama
Released: January 28, 2011
Duration: 119 min
Rating: 65

2011

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Olive Films | Release Date: January 28, 2011 | Unrated

Summary: German-born Umay flees from her oppressive marriage in Istanbul, taking her young son Cem with her. She hopes to find a better life with her family in Berlin, but her unexpected arrival creates intense conflict. Her family is trapped in their conventions. They are torn between their love for her and the traditional values of theirGerman-born Umay flees from her oppressive marriage in Istanbul, taking her young son Cem with her. She hopes to find a better life with her family in Berlin, but her unexpected arrival creates intense conflict. Her family is trapped in their conventions. They are torn between their love for her and the traditional values of their community. Ultimately, they decide to return Cem to his father in Turkey. To keep her son, Umay is forced to move again. She finds the inner strength to build a new life for herself and Cem, but her need for her family’s love drives her to a series of ill-fated attempts at reconciliation. What Umay doesn’t realize is just how deep the wounds are and how dangerous her struggle for self-determination has become...(Olive Films)
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Director: Feo Aladag

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 119 min

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Andrew O'Hehir

Jan 27, 2011

Aladag's point, I think, is that no matter how righteous we may feel about this kind of zero-sum cultural collision, for the human beings involved it often results in unbearable tragedy. Read full review

Scott Tobias

Jan 27, 2011

When We Leave is a film without villains. Instead, it features a set of circumstances that inevitably and needlessly spin out of control. Read full review

Joe Williams

Apr 15, 2011

This melodrama about spousal abuse and honor killings might be too grim to bear, but Kekilli keeps it centered. Read full review

Ty Burr

Mar 31, 2011

As powerful as the movie is, it stays on the outside of a culture looking in. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Jan 28, 2011

Kekilli sensitively portrays Umay's conflicted despair, and the relationship with her son is beautifully rendered. Read full review

Walter Addiego

Mar 3, 2011

A doleful melodrama. There are some intense, moving sequences, but too much emotional badgering and a general shortage of finesse. Read full review

Keith Uhlich

Jan 25, 2011

The film has the look of unflinching truth, yet it too often feels like a calculated ploy to stoke viewers' liberal-guilty consciences. Read full review

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